#131 Rethinking Flowers with Amelia's Flower Truck

SURPRISE! BONUS EPISODE. Today’s guest is entrepreneur Mattie Bush - who started a flower truck in Nashville and is killing it! Flowers and weddings go hand in hand, but in this episode, we are digging in a little deeper and talking about unique ways to incorporate flowers into your wedding - in an action station way. Something for guests to do and create and leave with...and it’s beautiful and makes for a great photo op. Flower Trucks, flower bars, DIY bouquets....enjoy! Mattie is a young entrepreneur that started Amelia’s Flower Truck in Nashville less than 3 years ago. What started as a modest idea to make flowers more accessible to Nashville, has now turned into a three truck operation and she has just recently opened up her first Brick & Mortar in Franklin, Tennessee. Big Takeaways Favorite flowers to work with garden roses - high petal count, gorgeous colors like violet and burnt orange. Perfect for a couple on a budget. They’re similar to peonies, but less expensive and sturdier. MVP bloom? The most popular stems are limonium - a sea-lavender. Blue-lace limonium is Mattie’s favorite. It is full and sprays and looks gorgeous combined with other, more delicate blooms. Trust us, you’ve seen it in plenty of arrangements and bouquets, but you didn’t know what it was! Silver dollar eucalyptus sprays are very popular too, in garlands and arrangements. (If you’re DIY-ing flowers, make sure you see if they are not poisonous before you stick them in a cake…) Flower Bars at a wedding are SO fun! It makes for a great photo op, like we mentioned above, but a flower bar at a wedding kills several birds with one stone (pardon the analogy…). First, millennials love unique experiences at weddings - a flower bar is tactile and entertaining and inviting. Plus, it definitely adds to the decor of an event. And - the guests get to take their creations home, so you have the favor taken care of! What’s not to love? You can book the full flower truck for a wedding and just use it as an awesome photo backdrop, OR you can book the truck for an event and guest’s can create their own flowers. Amelia’s will include vessels and vases if the client wants them, but most clients keep the truck as an action station for favors. (Rather than building centerpieces for the event itself.) We think there is something romantic and personal about a hand-picked and put together bouquet. At the end of this episode, Mattie goes into a little about the history and reputation of flowers - Queen Anne’s Lace, Mums, babies breath and King Protea...oh my! Links We Referenced https://ameliasflowertruck.com https://www.instagram.com/ameliasflowertruck/ The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode On Patreon. Become a member and with as little as $6.99 per month, you get 2 exclusive, ad-free episodes, + Zoom Happy Hour with Michelle and fellow patrons every month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices